A Lesson by H. E. P.

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 1, 1875

A Lesson.

By H. E. P.

My four-year-old boy discovering a large, ugly weed which I had pulled up, asked, “What is this?” “A weed,” said I. “Oh! let me set out this pretty little weed,” said the boy. If I had allowed the little fellow to set out this weed, who would have been responsible for the consequences? And who would have pitied me if I had found my garden all covered with the seeds of this foul weed, and had reaped a harvest of weeds?

Children see no difference between good and evil. To them sin looks delightful. Now if we allow them to grow up unrestrained, the seeds of evil taking deep root in their hearts, instead of being rooted up, who will be responsible? Who will pity us if we reap a baleful crop? H. E. P.

Pine Island, Minn.